What Is ‘Toxic Positivity’ and Why Is It Bad For The Workplace?


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Let us say that you have had sleepless nights over this big project proposal and when the day finally came, you were exhausted but gave your best and still did not crack the deal. What will you feel after this? Disappointment? Angry, or some extent of it? But what if someone comes to you and says, don’t be disappointed, it was a lesson, and you should move on. Well, this is toxic positivity. You have indeed spent a great deal of time on the project, and you expected results in return, and it is most natural that you will be disappointed when you do not receive the results as anticipated. Dismissing your emotion at that particular moment in the name of having a ‘positive outlook‘ of life is toxic.

Having a positive outlook on life is always a good thing, and we do not deny that, but life is not always positive. Is it? We all have to deal with our share of pain and negative emotions. And even though these are unpleasant feelings, they need to be equally accepted and acknowledged as positive ones. Toxic positivity overgeneralizes all emotions that are not happy or positive to the extent that the word ‘optimism’ loses its meaning and human emotions are more than happy and cheerful. 

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